Angels & Airwaves (also known as AvA) is an alternative rock band from San … Read Full Bio ↴Angels & Airwaves (also known as AvA) is an alternative rock band from San Diego, California, created by blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. The current line-up consists of Tom DeLonge and drummer Ilan Rubin.
Tom DeLonge began working new material during the blink-182's final tour in 2004 and shortly after they began their hiatus in February 2005. For half a year he worked alone in his home studio before gathering musicians to form the band. Upon fiddling randomly for several weeks with the band's logo, Tom suddenly realized that if he were to invert the middle "A" of the band 's acronym into what appeared to be a "V", he would have the name of his daughter, Ava. As rumors were floating around about the band's "break-up", DeLonge chose to abstain for half a year from any interviews surrounding the issue and his future plans; instead he concentrated on writing and recording in his home-based studio. In September 2005, he finally spoke publicly in Kerrang! magazine, where he unveiled the name of his new band, "Angels & Airwaves". The band included former Hazen Street guitarist and high-school friend David Kennedy, former Rocket from the Crypt drummer Adam Willard and former The Distillers bassist Ryan Sinn.
The band released their first single, "The Adventure" on May 18, 2006 and their debut album, "We Don't Need to Whisper", on May 23, 2006. Recorded and produced at DeLonge's Never Pants Ranch, the album is a mix of huge production values and anthemic songwriting sounding nothing like the pop-punk sound that earned DeLonge huge amounts of credit for his work with Blink-182
The band released new album "I-Empire" On 5th November, 2007 which gained fast popularity, climbing to the number one spot on iTunes almost overnight. The first single from the new album, "Everything's Magic", was leaked onto the internet, and on August 25, 2007 it was the most requested song on California radio station KROQ. Angels & Airwaves began streaming the song on their myspace profile on August 28, 2007. I-Empire debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No.9 with sales of 66,000 in its first week. On November 16, 2007, Tom announced on Modlife.com that "Breathe" will be the next single/music video off of the I-Empire album. A documentary by the band entitled Start The Machine has also been released.
According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Tom Delonge tradmarked the name "Angels and Airwaves" on June 24, 2005. The name apparently occured to him whilst driving in his car. Realizing this would be frequently abbreviated to "AAA", he decided to move the middle letter upside down for a more unique and personally meaningful "AVA" as his daughter is named Ava. This was amongst the lingering confusion of Blink-182's "indefinite hiatus" which later led to a confirmed split and the beginning of the band.
In an interview with British magazine Kerrang!, DeLonge commented about the band's beginning:
"Just before all the blink-182 stuff happened when we were in Europe, I had a really weird epiphany. My heart was beating about a hundred miles a minute for three weeks straight and it had never happened to me before in my life. I really felt like I'd been touched by something and I felt I was meant to do something massive."
Originally, "Valkyrie Missile" was stated for release via iTunes on December 13, 2005, DeLonge's 30th birthday. However, due to discussions with their record label, Geffen, the band decided to push the release date back to a later date. Instead, the Angels & Airwaves website produced the first ever glimpse at the movie currently in production, a 1-and-a-half minute long trailer featuring portions of the delayed song.
Angels and Airwaves released both a music video and a short film for their first single, "The Adventure"; the band also released a short film for "It Hurts" via the band's official website. Both are short sci-fi films and together form the first part of a proposed ten-part series, following the cast's struggle through an unfamiliar world. On October 3, 2006, the band released the third installment in the series, "The Gift".
"Do It for Me Now" was released in the US as the second single and "It Hurts" was released in the UK as the second single at the same time. The music video for "It Hurts" is in fact the short-film released on April 18th and was available to select on the UK music television channel Kerrang!.
In 2006, the band embarked on their first full-length tour, which was headlined by Taking Back Sunday and supported by Head Automatica and The Subways. Numerous one-stop dates at the Give It A Name 2006 festival were played with the likes of My Chemical Romance, Lostprophets, We Are Scientists, Hundred Reasons, Panic! at the Disco, The Bled, Thrice, Billy Talent, Goldfinger, Underoath, Paramore, The Ataris, Aiden and Atreyu. The band also played on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 15, 2006. The band headlined a tour in the US, supported by The Sounds, which ended with a stop in Mexico City, Mexico. After that tour, the band went to perform in Japan and Australia.
They also performed at two shows at London's Hyde Park and in Manchester supporting the Foo Fighters on their successful In Your Honor tour. Over 100,000 people over both days. Other bands they played with over the two days included The Strokes, Eagles of Death Metal, Motorhead, Queens of the Stone Age, Juliette and the Licks, and Brian May and Roger Meddows-Taylor from Queen.
Among the plans for a big future, AVA have announced they are planning on releasing a film involving their music. The World War II-based movie is being created primarily through the use of CGI. This "story" is apparently based upon Tom's life and will give viewers insight into the hiatus of blink-182. Currently, the only known cast member is Michael Ostman.
Tom DeLonge stated in his PR Editorial Review:
"So preachy, I know. And I don't mean for it to be. I wanted it to be the recording of an emotional event in my life. I love the idea of an album doing that, because I knew that if I could get 150,000 people in an arena to have the same feeling at the exact same moment, it would end up feeling like a religious event. I really want the room to be dark, with black light or a candle. People should have headphones on, and they should be really comfortable, maybe sitting on the floor, leaning against the bed. I spent a year and a half working on this record, trying my hardest to give people a moment of escapism. All I ask is 50 minutes of a lowered heart rate."
On 16 July 2007, the Angels & Airwaves website was updated to feature a teaser trailer in the startup. The trailer features the song Star Of Bethlehem playing over concert footage, quotes from critics about "We Don't Need To Whisper", and members of the band riding on motorcycles and riding in a truck.
Tom DeLonge began working new material during the blink-182's final tour in 2004 and shortly after they began their hiatus in February 2005. For half a year he worked alone in his home studio before gathering musicians to form the band. Upon fiddling randomly for several weeks with the band's logo, Tom suddenly realized that if he were to invert the middle "A" of the band 's acronym into what appeared to be a "V", he would have the name of his daughter, Ava. As rumors were floating around about the band's "break-up", DeLonge chose to abstain for half a year from any interviews surrounding the issue and his future plans; instead he concentrated on writing and recording in his home-based studio. In September 2005, he finally spoke publicly in Kerrang! magazine, where he unveiled the name of his new band, "Angels & Airwaves". The band included former Hazen Street guitarist and high-school friend David Kennedy, former Rocket from the Crypt drummer Adam Willard and former The Distillers bassist Ryan Sinn.
The band released their first single, "The Adventure" on May 18, 2006 and their debut album, "We Don't Need to Whisper", on May 23, 2006. Recorded and produced at DeLonge's Never Pants Ranch, the album is a mix of huge production values and anthemic songwriting sounding nothing like the pop-punk sound that earned DeLonge huge amounts of credit for his work with Blink-182
The band released new album "I-Empire" On 5th November, 2007 which gained fast popularity, climbing to the number one spot on iTunes almost overnight. The first single from the new album, "Everything's Magic", was leaked onto the internet, and on August 25, 2007 it was the most requested song on California radio station KROQ. Angels & Airwaves began streaming the song on their myspace profile on August 28, 2007. I-Empire debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No.9 with sales of 66,000 in its first week. On November 16, 2007, Tom announced on Modlife.com that "Breathe" will be the next single/music video off of the I-Empire album. A documentary by the band entitled Start The Machine has also been released.
According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Tom Delonge tradmarked the name "Angels and Airwaves" on June 24, 2005. The name apparently occured to him whilst driving in his car. Realizing this would be frequently abbreviated to "AAA", he decided to move the middle letter upside down for a more unique and personally meaningful "AVA" as his daughter is named Ava. This was amongst the lingering confusion of Blink-182's "indefinite hiatus" which later led to a confirmed split and the beginning of the band.
In an interview with British magazine Kerrang!, DeLonge commented about the band's beginning:
"Just before all the blink-182 stuff happened when we were in Europe, I had a really weird epiphany. My heart was beating about a hundred miles a minute for three weeks straight and it had never happened to me before in my life. I really felt like I'd been touched by something and I felt I was meant to do something massive."
Originally, "Valkyrie Missile" was stated for release via iTunes on December 13, 2005, DeLonge's 30th birthday. However, due to discussions with their record label, Geffen, the band decided to push the release date back to a later date. Instead, the Angels & Airwaves website produced the first ever glimpse at the movie currently in production, a 1-and-a-half minute long trailer featuring portions of the delayed song.
Angels and Airwaves released both a music video and a short film for their first single, "The Adventure"; the band also released a short film for "It Hurts" via the band's official website. Both are short sci-fi films and together form the first part of a proposed ten-part series, following the cast's struggle through an unfamiliar world. On October 3, 2006, the band released the third installment in the series, "The Gift".
"Do It for Me Now" was released in the US as the second single and "It Hurts" was released in the UK as the second single at the same time. The music video for "It Hurts" is in fact the short-film released on April 18th and was available to select on the UK music television channel Kerrang!.
In 2006, the band embarked on their first full-length tour, which was headlined by Taking Back Sunday and supported by Head Automatica and The Subways. Numerous one-stop dates at the Give It A Name 2006 festival were played with the likes of My Chemical Romance, Lostprophets, We Are Scientists, Hundred Reasons, Panic! at the Disco, The Bled, Thrice, Billy Talent, Goldfinger, Underoath, Paramore, The Ataris, Aiden and Atreyu. The band also played on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 15, 2006. The band headlined a tour in the US, supported by The Sounds, which ended with a stop in Mexico City, Mexico. After that tour, the band went to perform in Japan and Australia.
They also performed at two shows at London's Hyde Park and in Manchester supporting the Foo Fighters on their successful In Your Honor tour. Over 100,000 people over both days. Other bands they played with over the two days included The Strokes, Eagles of Death Metal, Motorhead, Queens of the Stone Age, Juliette and the Licks, and Brian May and Roger Meddows-Taylor from Queen.
Among the plans for a big future, AVA have announced they are planning on releasing a film involving their music. The World War II-based movie is being created primarily through the use of CGI. This "story" is apparently based upon Tom's life and will give viewers insight into the hiatus of blink-182. Currently, the only known cast member is Michael Ostman.
Tom DeLonge stated in his PR Editorial Review:
"So preachy, I know. And I don't mean for it to be. I wanted it to be the recording of an emotional event in my life. I love the idea of an album doing that, because I knew that if I could get 150,000 people in an arena to have the same feeling at the exact same moment, it would end up feeling like a religious event. I really want the room to be dark, with black light or a candle. People should have headphones on, and they should be really comfortable, maybe sitting on the floor, leaning against the bed. I spent a year and a half working on this record, trying my hardest to give people a moment of escapism. All I ask is 50 minutes of a lowered heart rate."
On 16 July 2007, the Angels & Airwaves website was updated to feature a teaser trailer in the startup. The trailer features the song Star Of Bethlehem playing over concert footage, quotes from critics about "We Don't Need To Whisper", and members of the band riding on motorcycles and riding in a truck.
Inertia
Angels & Airwaves Lyrics
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You're a liar.
You wear a gun, makes you look bigger.
You scare the crowd, don't you feel smarter?
Like a little kid, you play with fire.
You do your part, you do it all.
But those words from your mouth they are scary,
And the hate that you have, that you carry,
It will grow, it will grow, till we're buried
You wear a gun, makes you look bigger.
You scare the crowd, don't you feel smarter?
Like a little kid, you play with fire.
You do your part, you do it all.
But those words from your mouth they are scary,
And the hate that you have, that you carry,
The lyrics of Angels & Airwaves's song, "Inertia," touch upon the concepts of fear, power, and manipulation. The opening line, "you're a liar," is a direct accusation of deceitfulness. The next line, "you wear a gun, makes you look bigger," suggests that the person being addressed is using weapons to assert dominance and to intimidate others. This individual, whether they are a person in power or not, is exploiting fear to establish control.
The lyrics then go on to describe how this person is playing with fire, metaphorically, by inciting hate and division. They use their words to spread fear and cause harm, all in the name of power. The repetition of the phrase, "you do it all," further emphasizes the extent to which this person is doing whatever it takes to maintain their position and control.
The chorus of the song warns of the danger of this behavior, stating that the hate and fear that this person is sowing will only continue to grow until it consumes us all. The song is a call to action to resist this kind of manipulation and stand up against those who seek to exploit our vulnerabilities for their own gain.
Line by Line Meaning
You're a liar.
You are deceitful and dishonest.
You wear a gun, makes you look bigger.
You carry a weapon to intimidate others.
You scare the crowd, don't you feel smarter?
You derive satisfaction from intimidating others.
Like a little kid, you play with fire.
You recklessly engage in dangerous activities.
You do your part, you do it all.
You believe that you are doing what is necessary.
But those words from your mouth they are scary,
The things you say are frightening.
And the hate that you have, that you carry,
You hold onto and spread feelings of hostility.
It will grow, it will grow, till we're buried
These negative emotions will continue to escalate until they consume us completely.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ADAM WILLARD, TOM DELONGE
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Angelic Obscurities
[Verse 1]
You’re a liar
You wear a gun, makes you look bigger
You scare the crowd, don’t you feel smarter?
Like a little kid, you play with fire
You do your part, you do it all
[Chorus 1]
But those words from your mouth they are scary
And the hate that you have, that you carry
It will grow, it will grow, 'til we’re buried
[Verse 2]
You're so clever
If this is war, it's like no other
If there is blame, it's on each other
I hear the cries, they last forever
We did our part, we came along
[Chorus 2]
But those words from your mouth they are scary
And the hate that you have, that you carry
It will grow, it will grow, 'til we're buried
And there will be nothing left except sadness
And a scar without words, without anything
Cause we've done this before, this is madness
[Chorus 3]
I am sorry, but those words from your mouth they are scary
And the hate that you have, that you carry
It will grow, it will grow 'til we're buried
And there will be nothing left except sadness
And a scar without words, without anything
Cause we've done this before, this is madness
This is wrong, this is us, this is happening
But we've done this before, but we're standing
We're still standing
And we've done this before, but we're standing
We're still standing
And we've done this before, but we're standing
[Spoken Word Outro]
You've got to remember the good things, and cherish the memories, and go on with life cause it don't stop
You only have to remember that what you've done in your life may change what someone else is doing in their life
And it changes everything, it's so amazing, love!
Derkas Mightier
"I am sorry, but those words from your mouth, they are scary. And the hate that you have, that you carry. It will grow, and will grow 'til we're buried." Chills. Every time.
Craigslist Seller
I’m 59 and I love all of their music, listen to it while I workout everyday, btw so does my wife!
Angelic Obscurities
[Verse 1]
You’re a liar
You wear a gun, makes you look bigger
You scare the crowd, don’t you feel smarter?
Like a little kid, you play with fire
You do your part, you do it all
[Chorus 1]
But those words from your mouth they are scary
And the hate that you have, that you carry
It will grow, it will grow, 'til we’re buried
[Verse 2]
You're so clever
If this is war, it's like no other
If there is blame, it's on each other
I hear the cries, they last forever
We did our part, we came along
[Chorus 2]
But those words from your mouth they are scary
And the hate that you have, that you carry
It will grow, it will grow, 'til we're buried
And there will be nothing left except sadness
And a scar without words, without anything
Cause we've done this before, this is madness
[Chorus 3]
I am sorry, but those words from your mouth they are scary
And the hate that you have, that you carry
It will grow, it will grow 'til we're buried
And there will be nothing left except sadness
And a scar without words, without anything
Cause we've done this before, this is madness
This is wrong, this is us, this is happening
But we've done this before, but we're standing
We're still standing
And we've done this before, but we're standing
We're still standing
And we've done this before, but we're standing
[Spoken Word Outro]
You've got to remember the good things, and cherish the memories, and go on with life cause it don't stop
You only have to remember that what you've done in your life may change what someone else is doing in their life
And it changes everything, it's so amazing, love!
Patrick Azevedo
AVA has this magic thing about songs that you've never heard for years suddenly appear as masterpieces! I'm listening to this song for a week already!
Joe Gavorski
They are Angels. Their music is heavenly. That's why it's so addicting. LOVE is powerful
Pranawdeep Rai
When u close your eyes and listen to the main riff ,It feels like you're falling down from a great height but still landing perfectly on your feet.
H. Martínez
Good point of view ☺️
Youssef Kohaï
yes i get this feeling when i listen to it
Justin Newton
"Your a lier, you wear a gun makes you look bigger" great song
Pepe Fenollar Jaume
I love the beginning of the song!